Assessment of swallowing function and muscle using ultrasonography in general and family medicine

Improvement of swallowing‐related muscle mass assessed by ultrasonography in malnourished patient with Wallenberg syndrome: A case report

“…The major causes of dysphagia are stroke, dementia, and sarcopenia. Ultrasonography is useful for assessing swallowing‐related muscles and swallowing function 2 . However, there have been no reports on changes over time in swallowing‐related muscle mass using ultrasonography.…”

“…Ultrasonography is useful for assessing swallowing‐related muscles and swallowing function. 2 However, there have been no reports on changes over time in swallowing‐related muscle mass using ultrasonography. We experienced a malnourished patient with Wallenberg syndrome (lateral medullary syndrome) whose swallowing‐related muscle mass was shown to improve on ultrasound following aggressive nutritional therapy used to improve malnutrition.…”